Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plen Tennyson area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Newquay Porth & Tretherras , and the 196th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plen Tennyson (TR8 4GL) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 177.3% higher than the Newquay Porth & Tretherras average (55.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ).

In the area around Plen Tennyson (TR8 4GL), the main crime hotspot is near Bownder Kosti Woles. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plen Tennyson area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kew Vesydhyans —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quintrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quintrell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bownder Agravayn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garth Oghen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plen Tennyson —
Sep 2025Other theft Bownder Kosti Woles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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